montanaoffroader
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My nephew picked up one of the wood stocked Axis models in .270 w/scope for $184 + tax (he lives in another state, hence the tax). Thanks for the heads up!
Walmart rifle closeouts
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Grayrock
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I located a Savage 308 at a Walmart not so close to me. I drove over there and their were guns on the shelf, but no cashier. finally when somebody arrived they said their "system" was down and they could sell no guns. And they did not know when it was going to be back up.
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Finally went and got the .243 axis. Although I did have them scan the Henry 45/70 just Incase but it was still full price. My axis had a Bushnell scope hiding in the box that I didn’t expect, not the best scope but at least now I get to shoot it tomorrow. $153 out the door with a box of ammo.
rdnktrkr
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The Axis with scope for $154 works out to a fair price, the one I bought was $124 and rings run $50-$100, I will be getting out again and will be specifically hunting another Savage with a scope in 270, I might look at the 300win mag also
Robbins290
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Bought a remington 770 in 308 for 124.00. Not too bad.
illinoisburt
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I got a scoped 770 30-06 for $200 out the door including a sling a few year back. It's still not too good LOL. Finally got a replacement loaner rifle Axis 30-06 yesterday for $124 ($137 after tax). I suspect it will be better
jonnyc
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All I could find were "Air Riffles" and Air-Soft "guns".
Robbins290
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I got a scoped 770 30-06 for $200 out the door including a sling a few year back. It's still not too good LOL. Finally got a replacement loaner rifle Axis 30-06 yesterday for $124 ($137 after tax). I suspect it will be better
yes. Mine came with a scope.
illinoisburt
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Can't beat that price for a basic hunting rifle anywhere! However my experience with the 770 has been... umm... hmm... It shoots accurately and that's about it.
Robbins290
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Do you know what the difference is between the 770 and 700. I tried to google it. But i guess my google fu is off a little. I compared it to my 700 adl. The stock on the 770 fits me alot better.
Grayrock
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Going to try a different locale on Friday. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Robbins290
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Good luck grey rock. I thought about doing that and getting another in a different caliber. But i did not want to get greedy.
mgmorden
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There's plenty in stock locally. Going by what Brickseek lists there's 4 Wal-marts within a 35-40 minute drive that all have at least 1 of them in stock - just depends on what chambering you want.
I got delayed at the original Walmart I went to - 5 days later they still haven't gotten a proceed back (and Wal-mart won't sell if they don't). Ended up just going to a different store and bought one today - background check went through immediately.
Even ended up able to get a 6.5 Creedmoor instead of the .308 that I was buying at the original store.
I got delayed at the original Walmart I went to - 5 days later they still haven't gotten a proceed back (and Wal-mart won't sell if they don't). Ended up just going to a different store and bought one today - background check went through immediately
.Even ended up able to get a 6.5 Creedmoor instead of the .308 that I was buying at the original store
.lg&m
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Found a rem 770 .308 for $124.
Good deal
Good deal
Elkins45
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Snagged an Axis in 270 for $124 plus tax. I told myself I wasn’t going to buy any more right handed rifles, but what can I say? I do love a bargain!
rdnktrkr
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I'm going out tomorrow to try and find a 270, not that I need another bolt action or another caliber but I don't think I can pass up these deals.
If God hunted, he would choose a .270. Is that blasphemous, probably? I will need to go to confession, father, I have sinned and bought another gun in a .270. Child, say three Hail Marys and go buy one for me!
No thanks, better people to give my money to than them. Walmrt has shut down US businesses and actively moved production to China. They have used eminent domain to take private land. Every time you walk in the door you surrender your rights. In nearly all 50 states it is legal for them to detain you, against your will without any probable cause. So YES you do have to show them your receipt simply because you paid at the garden or tire counter. Their lobbyists have successfully encoded into state law affirmative defenses against false arrest.
I have not set foot in a Wal Mart in years and I am no worse for it, and frankly can't understand the phenomenon.
Too much power, too centralized, ultimately bad for you. (buy what we have because you have no choice everyone else is out of business)
ALL of myguns and ammo come from small local shops, or online sellers and I give all my business to good folks other than Wal Mart. Go ahead and shop there if you would be OK with your grandchildren working there as a career. BC soon those will be the only jobs left (service industry/retail) if Walmart gets to set wages in manufacturing (which they do.)
Please believe me when I say that if they were giving away free Savage axis rifles I still would not go into their store. Cooper Jackson rifle... maybe.
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Walmart is not the cause, they are the result of people who do not want to pay fair labor prices for goods. In 1979 when we got married we went to Sears and bought a vacuum cleaner and it was $254.96 and we bought a 15 inch Sony portable TV and it was $597.xx. And when they broke, we got them fixed. Kind of like the chicken and the egg, which came first, Walmart or the desire for cheap, disposable goods. Nobody fixes a vacuum or a TV, they throw them away and go get another flat screen 60 inch for under $500 or less and a vacuum for $49. Oh, adjusted for inflation that is $907 for the vacuum and $2,100 for the TV. Blame it on Walmart, I blame it on us. And beyond that it gets really political and I will not go there.
Same with Amazon, Harbor Freight Tools and others. I'm not saying it's good, just what we got. My wife just ordered from an online seller, product was drop shipped from CHINA.
WisBorn
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You get what you pay for in many cases. There are still some great values out there like the Ruger American Rifle $500 or less and you can have a moa rifle made in America. Modern manufacturing techniques through automation can make it happen.
The Savage Axis is made in the USA as much so as the Ruger. I would agree with you completely, the Ruger American is a fine product, but better than the Savage Axis, we get into opinion. The Remington 700 is USA made and it too has been on clearance.
WisBorn
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Fully agree ! My point is that we can make a quality product here at lower prices and bring manufacturing back from foreign countries. But to keep prices low it needs to be done with technology and automation.
The Axis is a decent basic rifle. I did a project rifle couple years back and documented cost and improvement. Couple issues. Trigger can be fixed with a spring upgrade kit. Plastic stock has too much flex which leads to poor groups off of bags if you're not real consistent with bag placement. but can be stiffened or replaced. Scope mounts didn't allow proper eye relief - replaced with offset rings.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/bought-a-savage-axis-as-a-project.766879/
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/bought-a-savage-axis-as-a-project.766879/
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